Numbskulls

Numbskulls is an all-ages-friendly two page rpg about skeleton minions pretending to be human in order to accomplish a task for their necromancer master.

That's some strong Three Raccoons In A Trenchcoat energy right off the bat, but there's more going on in Numbskulls than just covert antics. The skeletons have a (by default fairly warm) relationship with their necromancer, and the necromancer's goals are pretty mundane (go on a date, host a party, become mayor,) so the hijinks are grounded in a sense of family.

For the dice, conflicts are rolled with 2d6, and the goal is to land in a specific range. Skeletons start with a 7--8 range, but they can expand their Physical, Magical, or Social ranges by spending points at character creation. Rolling too low means you act too skeleton-y and scare people, and rolling too high means you act too human-y and draw a crowd.

All of this information is packed a little densely into Numbskulls' PDF, but it's still plenty readable.

And there's also still room for art, by the way. *And* the art is exceptional. It's charming, energetic, whimsical, and has a ton of character to it. I would buy a whole book of the art alone.

Speaking of character, the game's sheet (which is the second page of the PDF) is absolutely fantastic. It tracks your stats, but it also has a giant skeleton for you to draw an outfit onto, plus the whole thing uses a lovely front-and-back-of-a-gravestone aesthetic which is not only thematically neat, but you can stand it up and position your character sketch to face the rest of the table and your stats to face you. This is brilliant, and honestly it's one of my favorite character sheets full stop.

Overall, Numbskulls feels like an incredible synthesis of Three Raccoons In A Trenchcoat, Honey Heist, and Lasers & Feelings. It's got a fun setup, it feels extremely easy to play, and it's accessible to all ages / levels of familarity with rpgs. If you like wacky, charming one-shots, this game should be in your library.